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Update from Ukraine | Good News from Luhansk Region | Ruzzian MIG-31 on fire | Situation in Bakhmut
Youtube ^ | 12-25-2022 | Denys Davydov

Posted on 12/25/2022 4:21:30 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com

Update from Ukraine | Good News from Luhansk Region | Ruzzian MIG-31 on fire | Situation in Bakhmut

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g57sJ_yrFIs

Follow on Instagram up to date uploads. https://www.instagram.com/denys_pilot/

SUMMARY Military Maps & Comment here:

https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-302-summary/


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1 posted on 12/25/2022 4:21:30 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Update from Ukraine | Good News from Luhansk Region | Ruzzian MIG-31 on fire | Situation in Bakhmut

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g57sJ_yrFIs

Follow on Instagram up to date uploads. https://www.instagram.com/denys_pilot/

SUMMARY Military Maps & Comment here:

https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-302-summary/


2 posted on 12/25/2022 4:21:54 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com (Pray for God's intervention to stop Putin's invasion, )
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
world needs stable influence
3 posted on 12/25/2022 4:22:51 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com (Pray for God's intervention to stop Putin's invasion, )
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Happy Christmas to you!

And may Ukraine get all the weapons they need to defeat putin/russia asap!


4 posted on 12/25/2022 4:26:52 PM PST by Sunsong
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Follow Intel Slava or one of the other many providers of first hand (ie video) accounts of Russian victories over Ukraine and for examples of Ukraine’s continued bombing of civilian targets in Dombas.

May the Ukraine be starved of Western money and weapons in the new year!


5 posted on 12/25/2022 4:30:41 PM PST by impimp ( )
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
I can't wait for the nukes to fly!

That'll teach Putin!


6 posted on 12/25/2022 4:42:59 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████.)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
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Scott Ritter: Well first let's understand that the battle for Bahkmut has been going on for many, many months now. Bahkmut is the "Gordian knot" of the Ukrainian defensive belt that exists in Donestk. A defensive belt that has been constructed on a continuous basis since 2014. It is one of the most extensive, fortified defense systems in modern history. It is manned with troops. It has the support of heavy equipment, artillery, etc. And the Russians have been in the business of grinding it down for many weeks and what we see right now is basically we are seeing the culmination of all of the Russian effort.

I always laugh when people say, "How could Ukraine be outgunned." I don't know maybe because they only have x number of artillery pieces and the Russians have x times 10. I know that when I have more artillery pieces than you I am going to win that fight generally speaking especially in positional warfare where you have made is pretty easy for me by sitting in your positions that I can identify using my intelligence resources and pound you into submission.

You know there are two aspects to this fight. One is that the Russians are more than happy to let the Ukrainians sit in place and suffer casualties. Often times the Ukrainian battalion will rotate into the front lines and days later will rotate out suffering 60% casualties without ever having seen a Russian. They'll just show up and they die. Then they leave and another battalion comes in . And that's the thing. The Ukrainians are rotating battalions in. Every once in a while The Ukrainians will fail to rotate in on time; leave some chink in their armor and if that time is right the Russians will carry out an assault on that position. This is extraordinarily bloody combat, close quarters combat of the most intimate nature. They will face-to-face in trench; hand grenades, knives, bayonets, rifle stocks, bullets at close range and the Russians tend to prevail, seize the position and then they wait and start the process of grinding down the next position.

The goal of the Russians, of course, is to kill as many Ukrainians as possible and fortunately for Russia Ukraine is giving them plenty of opportunities to do just this by their tactics. One has to wonder at what point in time Ukrainians will recognize that the price of holding on to Bahkmut is too high. That Ukraine would be better off preserving these forces; some of who are well trained and using them as a mobile defense capable at least of lowering the casualty ratio. Right now Russia is enjoying an 8 to 1; 10 to 1 ratio primarily because it can exploit its artillery advantage. Even when Ukraine has modern Western artillery such as the M777 from the United States...the HIMARS, other artillery systems from other NATO countries they don't exist in sufficient quantities to level the battle field."

7 posted on 12/25/2022 4:57:26 PM PST by Kazan
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How Ukraine’s 1st Tank Brigade Fought A Russian Force Ten Times Its Size—And Won
David Axe, Forbes Staff • 1h ago
12-25-2022 7:08 p.m. EST

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/how-ukraine-s-1st-tank-brigade-fought-a-russian-force-ten-times-its-size-and-won/ar-AA15ERXx?cvid=80805d1e3bf04336a777c3b35157f736&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover


8 posted on 12/25/2022 5:09:08 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com (Pray for God's intervention to stop Putin's invasion, )
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Bkmk


9 posted on 12/25/2022 5:41:32 PM PST by sauropod (2000 miles - Proof that Chrissie Hynde can sing the phone book and it sounds fantastic.)
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To: sauropod

Christmas greetings of the President of Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XObjjMvChVI


10 posted on 12/25/2022 5:47:28 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com (Pray for God's intervention to stop Putin's invasion, )
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To: sauropod; All

RUSSIAN SOLDIERS WEAPONS ARE FREEZING AS UKRAINIAN WINTER GRIPS BATTLEFIELDS || 2022
12-25-2022 5:50 p.m. EST

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiS4qjsYiCw


11 posted on 12/25/2022 5:52:03 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com (Pray for God's intervention to stop Putin's invasion, )
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To: Sunsong
The Ukraine is losing and there are no more weapons to give them. Already the US has wasted $140 Billion and promised another $44 Billion to this lost cause. There will never be any accountability for billions in taxpayer dollars given to the Deep State crime hub in the Ukraine. George Soros has to be delighted, as are Biden, Pelosi, Schumer and all other corruptocrats with financial crimes in the Ukraine.

December 15 interview with the head of the Ukrainian military, General Zaluzhny, published in the Economist.

Interview hi-lights below. Zaluzhny says Russia is preparing a big offensive and then describes problems getting what the Ukraine needs for the 'heavier battles' to come.

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"Our second strategic task is to get ready for this war which can happen in February. To be able to wage a war with fresh forces and reserves. Our troops are all tied up in battles now, they are bleeding. They are bleeding and are being held together solely by courage, heroism and the ability of their commanders to keep the situation under control. "

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"I can calculate, based on the task at hand, what kind of resource is needed to build combat capability.

We are talking about the scale of World War One…that is what Antony Radakin [Britain’s top soldier] told me. When I told him that the British Army fired a million shells in World War One, I was told, “We will lose Europe. We will have nothing to live on if you fire that many shells.” When they say, “You get 50,000 shells”, the people who count the money faint. The biggest problem is that they really don’t have it.

With this kind of resources I can’t conduct new big operations, even though we are working on one right now. It is on the way, but you don’t see it yet. We use a lot fewer shells.

I know that I can beat this enemy. But I need resources. I need 300 tanks, 600-700 IFVs, 500 Howitzers. Then, I think it is completely realistic to get to the lines of February 23rd. But I can’t do it with two brigades. I get what I get, but it is less than what I need. It is not yet time to appeal to Ukrainian soldiers in the way that Mannerheim appealed to Finnish soldiers. We can and should take a lot more territory."

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For these reasons, General Zaluzhny is expected to negotiate a peace deal, the best the Ukraine can hope for is to not lose Odessa, and with it, their only access to a port. Without it, they will be landlocked.

Zelensky is going to be replaced (he won't negotiate peace even as every last Ukrainian soldier is thrown into the wood chipper) with General Zaluzhny. Zelensky has wrung every last dollar out of NATO and the US. Time for a strategic peace deal in order to rebuild the neo Nazi core of the Ukrainian army, if any of it survives the conflict.

12 posted on 12/25/2022 5:52:12 PM PST by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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13 posted on 12/25/2022 5:57:42 PM PST by Godebert
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The Ukraine is losing and there are no more weapons to give them.

Right, that's why the russians have repeatedly retreated, because "Ukraine is losing". Stupid

14 posted on 12/25/2022 5:58:43 PM PST by tlozo (Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees)
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To: ransomnote; Godebert

“The Ukraine is losing and there are no more weapons to give them.”

Your Russian Bot-farm propaganda weakens with age.


15 posted on 12/25/2022 6:02:54 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com (Pray for God's intervention to stop Putin's invasion, )
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Update from Ukraine | Good News from Luhansk Region

LDNR (Russian) commander beating new guys for leaving their positions

LDNR Commander Beats New Guys For Leaving Their Positions

16 posted on 12/25/2022 6:06:11 PM PST by tlozo (Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees)
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“Right, that’s why the russians have repeatedly retreated, because “Ukraine is losing”.

You are exactly correct!
Russians repeatedly retreat & Russians at home are rebelling maybe to the point of new revolution.


17 posted on 12/25/2022 6:06:43 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com (Pray for God's intervention to stop Putin's invasion, )
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1- Ukrainian Partisans Make Life Hell for Russian Forces!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3h9sXrz8v8

2- Russia may not be able to wage war after the New Year: harsh shortage of money awaits the Kremlin
12-25-2023 9:00 a.m EST
https://twitter.com/EUwatchers/status/1607013874850463744

3- Update from Ukraine | Good News from Luhansk Region | Ruzzian MIG-31 on fire | Situation in Bakhmut


18 posted on 12/25/2022 6:13:48 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com (Pray for God's intervention to stop Putin's invasion, )
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What Child Is This?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbvwwwTqeRo


19 posted on 12/25/2022 6:15:37 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com (Pray for God's intervention to stop Putin's invasion, )
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Why is this 'good news'? Genocide is NOT a 'good' thing.

I don't support Russia, or Putin, but I sure as hell don't support Ukraine either. Ever since the 2014 Maidan revolution the Ukrainians have been trying to drive the ethic Russians who have lived in Eastern Ukraine for hundreds of years out of Ukraine. One former PM even proposed using nukes to exterminate them.

This really is no different than Yugoslavia where the US went in to keep the dominant Serbians from wiping out the Kosovo's. Except since 2014 it's been the Ukrainians trying to wipe out the ethnic Russians.

What scares me the most is how easily the media has been able to swing so many into believing such complete BS. I wonder how much it was because for 4 years they painted Russia as the Trump loving enemy?
20 posted on 12/25/2022 6:19:22 PM PST by MMaschin (The difference between strategy and tactics!)
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